In the end, the season is shortened, the game is not ordinarily intensive, and after a day of rest, the Nuggets will continue to sit at home to meet the challenge of the Dallas Mavericks.

In 1998, the Dallas Mavericks drafted Dirk Nowitzki and traded for Steve Nash, showing signs of imminent revival.

Of course, before Nowitzki grew up, the current Mavericks were just as much a team as the Nuggets.

On the evening of February 12, the Pepsi Center was packed, the atmosphere was noticeably more frenetic, and many Asian faces were added to the audience who bought tickets.

In the eyes of fans, the Nuggets are on the road to revival, and as long as they run in properly, they will burst into a strong force and may enter the playoffs this season.

Compared with the previous game, Ji Liang's posters and subtitles have increased significantly, and many Nuggets fans are still wearing the No. 1 jersey.

There is no doubt that after beating the Lakers, Ji Liang was recognized by Nuggets fans.

When the Mavericks played, the arena began to be filled with overwhelming boos, and fans wanted to influence the state of the opposing players as much as possible through the boos.

When it was the home team's turn, the voices changed again, and the fans cheered and cheered for the home team.

Before the start of the game, Chi Liang and Nowitzki exchanged pleasantries for a while, and because they were both foreign players and had relatively mild personalities, the two became friends during the joint trial.

With Lafrentz spraining his foot and probably two or three days to rest, D'Antoni had to change his starting line-up and replace Lafrentz with Keown Clarke as the starting centre-forward.

On the other side, the Mavericks also fielded a starting lineup of center Sean Bradley, power forward AC Green, small forward Michael Finley, point guard Hugh Porter Davis, and point guard Steve Nash.

The current Mavericks have Michael Finley at the core. In the middle of last season, Finley began to enter his prime, averaging 21.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game, and his near-all-around performance made him a famous swingman in the league.

At the same time, he is also the Nuggets' biggest threat.

I have to mention Nash here, after being traded to the Mavericks, Nash became the team's starting point guard, but with the Mavericks' system, Nash can't play Nash's talents at all.

As for Nowitzki, he is not in a very good situation. With AC Green at power forward and Gary Trent on the bench, the Mavericks will have a hard time competing with them.

Last season, A.C. Green played his 907th game in a row, breaking the record of 906 consecutive games set by Randy Smith and becoming the No. 1 iron man in league history.

However, the current AC Green is beginning to decline, and he only plays 20 minutes in a game, which can only be regarded as a pseudo-starter, and it is Gary Trent who is really in charge.

Judging from the starting lineup, the Nuggets have a slight upper hand, but they are inferior to the Mavericks in terms of running-in, and it can only be said that the two sides are half a catty.

However, on the bench of the Nuggets, Chi Liang is still sitting steadily, and with the home court advantage, the chances of winning are obviously greater.

Soon, under the organization of the referee, it began to enter the jump ball link.

There was no surprise, Sean Bradley, who is 229 centimeters, easily grabbed the ball with his height and long arms.

The Mavericks launched the offensive first, Nash held the ball past half court, and seeing that there was no chance, he passed the ball to Finley.

Using his individual ability, Finley forced Fortson, used the pick-and-roll to complete the breakaway, and after bursting into the restricted area, he faced the Clark pole for a layup and threw the ball into the basket.

After switching offense and defense, McDyce stood up at the waist and used a low back shot to beat AC Green for a turnaround jumper.

The two teams were evenly matched and had a good feel, which led to the scores of the two sides starting to stagger constantly. But four minutes later, the Nuggets called a timeout.

Ji Liang replaced Fortson, and his opposite player was none other than the core of the Mavericks - Michael Finley!

For Chi Liang, it is also a test.

From the perspective of physical fitness, except for a slight difference in height, Finley and Chi Liang are very similar, there is not much difference in strength and weight, and at the same time, Finley is also a swing man, and his speed is not inferior to Chi Liang.

In addition, Finley's bounce is excellent, the bounce speed is fast, and he once surprised the four with a sidehand flip and dunk in the dunk contest.

The only drawback of this product may be that the temperament is too gentle and the lack of domineering on the court, which is also one of the important factors in giving up the captain in the future.

The Nuggets' possession, Van Exel, didn't know what to think, and after halftime, he threw the ball to Ji Liang and tore away the opposing player by the way.

Fan's crazy thoughts, Chi Liang couldn't guess, and began to counterpoint with Finley.

didn't use a low-post single, Ji Liang knew very well that the efficiency would be very high, so he called McDyce to come and block it.

Without hesitation, McDyce began to step forward and made a human wall for Chi Liang.

The next moment, Ji Liang broke through with the ball.

Finley tried to block it, but he crashed into McDyce, and lost the best chance to follow up for a while.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ji Liang went straight to the basket.

A.C. Green hurriedly stepped forward to block, trying to block Chi Liang's footsteps, and Finley was also speeding up to catch up.

It was also at this time that Chi Liang waved his hand, and the basketball flew towards the basket.

Bang dang~

McDyce jumped up, grabbed the ball with both hands, and smashed it into the basket.

After releasing the basket, Chi Liang and McDyce slapped their right hands, and everything was silent.

After the Mavericks served, Finley stuck his position and began to ask for the ball from Nash.

Without hesitation, Nash passed the ball over.

Finley catches the ball with both hands and makes a triple threat, his passing skills are not superb, but his vision and awareness are not bad, and he is also willing to share the ball.

It was because Chi Liang didn't dare to act rashly, his legs were slightly bent, and as long as Finley moved, he would immediately block it as quickly as possible.

The next moment, Finley stepped out with his right foot and made a sign of breaking to the right.

Ji Liang hurriedly moved to the left, blocking Finley's breakthrough.

At the moment when Chi Liang moved, Finley retracted his right foot, and then jumped high, his jump was very high, and the most speechless thing was that the thing also leaned back sharply.

Ji Liang also jumped up, his hands raised in the air, trying to help defend Finley's line of sight and reduce his shooting percentage.

With a sharp back-up, Finley threw the basketball, his shot high and flew through a beautiful arc towards the basket.

Swish~

The basketball hollowed into the net, splashing a burst of nets.

This is Finley's main offensive tactic, and he can maintain a supple and stable feel even when he leans back sharply.

"It's hard to defend!"

Chi Liang is very helpless, it is extremely difficult to defend the backward shot, but this thing is still jumping very high, unless his hand feels cool, the defender's heart will undoubtedly collapse.